PAGE FOUR Pahlisheei ineaday through Saturday mornings during the University Tear, the Daily Collation es a student alopersted newspaper IMONIMINEMIIM MOO per semester 5.0.5 per year .111.1.0.1111.111 ROGER ALEXANDER. Editor Ceps Editor. Mike Movie: Sports Editor. Fran Fanned• Asst. Bus. Filar.. Deanna Soltis; Local Adv. Mgr., Arnold Editorial Director. Ted Serrill; Makeup Editor and Personnel Hoffman; National Adv. Mgr.. Janice Anderson: Co-C4- Director. Sae Conklin; Assistant City Editor. Ed Dobbs: culation Mgr's, Ana Caton, David Posca; Promotion Mgr.. Assistant Copy Editor. Nancy Showalter: Assistant Sports Arthur Brener; Personnel Mgr- Jo Fulton; Office Mgr.. - Editor. Vince Carocci; Photography Editor. Dave flavor: Harry Yaverbaum; Classified Adv. Mgr., Barbara Shipman: Eachange Editor. Becky 7.ahm: Librarian. Erie Ones. Secretary. Rath Rowland; Research and Records Mgr.. Jane Croft. STAFF THIS ISSUE: Night Editor, Dick Hufnagel; Copy Editors, Barb Martino, Anne Friedberg; As sistants, Tom Werner, Ruth Grossman, Mickie Cohen, and Ruth Billig. But Rowbottoms Aren't Fashionable Any More The word "rowbottom" is not listed in the current edition of Websters Collegiate Diction ary. As a matter of fact, the only place where it can be found is on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. This colloquialism means to Penn students what panty raid, riot, or spring fever breakouts do to other college students. It is a blanket term employed to cover all disturbances that arise at Penn, especially those in the spring. There have been many rowbottoms at Penn in the last few years. The latest one occurred two w•eekc ago when several hundred students bored with life, studies, and Penn in general, staged a sitdown in the middle of one of the busiest thoroughfares in downtown Philadel phia. A total of 28 students were arrested for dis orderly conduct and held for action by the grand jury in what some students termed with pride "the largest, noisiest, and longest rowbottom in years." If this is the stand that Penn students, or any other college students take, then they have no justifiable right to attend college. For they are only casting a disparaging reflection on the serious students who go to college for an education and not a four year free-for-all. Even The Daily Pennsylvanian, although it editorialized strongly against rowbottoms, took a rather warped and childish stand on the mat ter by declaring that getting into a riot is no longer fashionable. We wonder if riots were ever considered Safety Valve Spare the Fertility Plots TO THE EDITOR: Since Mr. David Schleicher felt that he should defend Mr. George Brown's criticism that the Helen Eakin Eisenhower Me morial Chapel is too great a price to pay for religion. I would like to follow up on Mr. Per lick's viewpoint. Will this new chapel deprive this special class, whose religion is at stake, if a section of Hort Woods is given up to establish a build ing where the majority of denominational groups will be able to worship God? I am sure the Forestry Department will not keep it a secret from you wood walkers how many acres of woodland the University has only less than a mile away. And if you feel that it is too great a sacrifice to walk that far I will be only too glad to drive you there. Mr. Schleicher, you may find a complete escape from the realities of life and religion in your woods now, but what about after you die and must stand before your Maker to be judged. Before you start running people down there's a statement you might recall that goes somethng like this, "Judge not, less you also be judged." If you have a toothache, Mr. Schleicher, you go to a dentist, if you have a pain you go to a doctor, and if you have a religious problem you should go to a Priest, Rabbi, or Minister. You wouldn't go to them for a scientific prob lem because they haven't studied that field so why go to a scientist for a question on religion when he hasn't studied it—and apparently you haven't done much research in the field your self, Mr. Schleicher, or you would know a little bit more about the history and background of Galileo, Joan of Arc, and Jesus Christ. To both Mr. Brown and Mr. Schleicher, why don't you use your great fighting power for a better cause than something that you're already defeated upon? Why don't you find out why the University is going to replace the Jordan Plots with a girl's playground? Do you think a recreational area for our girls is more im portant than all the scientific knowledge in soil research being obtained from them—the Jordan plots? The Voting was Fixed TO THE EDITOR: First, I wish to say that I am not the fanatical type of rock and roll fan. However, I am writing this to protest the ac tions of our local disk jockey. I can see him stating that he doesn't like R-and-R, or even cutting down the records that he plays, but when he goes to the length of running joked polls, something should be done in restraint. I have a few facts on this supposed poll. I go home on Route 45 every few weeks and I know that WMAJ cannot be picked up in Lewisburg. How, then , the many "long-distance" calls against . rock and roll from Bucknell? It was mentioned on this particular program that there were over ten operators receiving calls for and against r-and-r. Now why, pray tell, would WMAJ employ so many operators for such a poll? Furthermore, the addition of votes was scandalously bad. It was stated that 83 and 23 calls were received Mle Batig Cottrgiart Suctoooos to FUR FREE LANCE. tot. IBM .<..,,.. —Robert Dostal THE DAILY COLLEGIAN STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA DAVID RICHARDS, Business Manager fashionable. At least, in these times when hard ly a day goes by that the newspapers don't carry a story on a disturbance on some college campus, it is reassuring to see that some group at Penn has taken a stand to remove riots from the same classification as grey flannels, buckle- back trousers, and white bucks. Officials at Penn, perhaps a bit tired of the childish antics of their Ivy League wards, sus pended 20 students and placed four others on conduct probation. In an effort to curtail these rowbottoms, the University also forced a list of rulings on the Interfraternity council, whose members were the principal instigatOrs in the riot One of the rulings says that every frater nity must hire an outside uniformed guard to prevent any liquor from leaving the house during parties. All of this civil and university punishment could be avoided if the students would only re member they are supposed to be rational hu man beings, and not monkeys who have just escaped from their cages in the zoo. We have been very fortunate at the Univer sity so far this year. No disturbances have been recorded to mar the good name of Penn State. Perhaps it indicates a new trend towards ma ture thinking on the part of the students. Could it be they realize they are now grownups who do not resort to such wanton childish destruc tion, and are attempting to act like normal per sons of college age.? We certainly believe so, but we have our fingers crossed anyway. A Salute to Our Might Yesterday was planned to be the biggest and most stirring exhibition put on this year by the three University ROTC units"; The Armed Forces Day parade may have been cancelled but its purpose remains. Its meaning to the University, and in an expanded sense, to the nation, should not be forgotten. The Army. Navy, and Air Force ROTC or ganizations could only present their awards' ceremonies during the regular Thursday after noon common hour programs. But we really do not need the further impressions we would have received, in watching their joint parade to understand that these three groups can symbo lize the struggle to retain a free nation and free world. There are many students and others who privately disparage the University's ROTC units. They speak of how piddling, how terribly funny, how irrating and worthless are the ROTC pro grams here. They talk of the comparatively few "gung-ho" cadets with wry laughs; they snicker at the handing out of merits and demerits; they decry the material taught in classes. While there may well be flickers of truth behind these complaints, we feel that Penn State's ROTC programs deservedly should be praised. Virtues outweigh faults—the military education of the several thousand student-cadets is important to the future of the United States and could be vitally important. Yesterday was to have demonstrated the bond between the various limbs of the Armed Forces, the ties needed to establish the strength of arms and minds needed to stand up to the Commu nist world. If such a display of military unison could be shown one day at our University, we have no reason not to believe that this sight could not be repeated throughout the United States and the free world. Gazette Today INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP. 7:SO p.m.. 405 Old Main PSI CHI. 8 p.m.. Hetzel Union assembly room SIGMA TAU DELTA. 7 p.m.. N. E. Atherton lounge WESLEY FOUNDATION. Banquet. 6:30 p.m.. Hetzel Union _ dining room - WESLEY FOUNDATION, Dance. 8:45 p.m., Methodist Gym University Hospital Charles Albright, William Blackbam. Tbomas Brandeis, Joseph Dopkin, Edward Dobbs, Frank Ehrenfeld, John Emerick. Steve Garban, George Goldstein, Gordon Graham, James Hughes, Robert Jubelirer, Martin Kushner, Russell Myers, Charles Muse, Shirley Pittman, Frank Podleisek„ Theodore Rapchick, Frank Strauss, John Thalimar, Howard Thompson, Francis Walls, Suzann Yachay. Rosemary Yale. at different intervals for rock and roll from the University seniors who were the only qualified voters. These were added to produce 30. All of these votes for r-and-r were later "thrown out" because of improper voting practice. The total number of votes for rock and roll was 0 and the total number of votes against r-and-r was 1740. The number of votes against r-and-r by Uni versity seniors would have probably reached fourteen thousand if the voting • hadn't been stopped when our friend received a threat. Let us hope that his conduct is such that he receives no more. Editorials represent the viewpoints of the writers. not necessarily the policy of the paper. the student body. or the University —The Editor —Ted Serra' —David Gorlca —Arthur Wills ittle Man -on Campus "Say, why don't you take off those colored glasses so I can see if you see where I'm looking." `Round the Rim LookingOvertheFence This weekend is Skimmer Weekend at Penn and many local characters are forsaking University Park to add to the mass con fusion at our favorite Ivy League institution. Following the races the Schuylkill will doubtless be filled with floating debris, bodies (still living), and a few skimmers that got away from their owners. Skimmer Day should be some what more placid this year since the Penn student body got rid of quite a bit of energy in the "Rowbottom" riot earlier this month. Following the riot the Temple University newspa per came up with some choice observations on the affair. Said th e Temple University News: "This is the 19th year the "Rowbottoms" have clashed with the cops and they have the dis tinction of owning the only los ing streak longer than that of the football team. . If this keeps up, Penn will have the only law school in the country with a reserve of home-grown clients fo r their graduates. AU this will lend to confuse dad when Throckmor ton at Penn writes home for money. Pop will have to wire back. "for tuition or bail?" Penn officials agree that order must be kept on the campus in some way. Maybe they can com bine the senior prom and the policeman's ball. If they don't behave, the Penn striped-tie tra dition might be enlarged to in clude the whole suit." This just illustrates That we all face similar problems—last night's local outbreak being a bit milder in nature. Here are just a few problems found at Penn State that are also pla guing other camprs. Women at Syracuse University have their share of difficulties in introducing Bermuda Shorts for campus wear. The dining halls have even gone so far as to in spect women with overcoats on to see if they're sporting Bermu das. Talk about Hetzel Union dining hall problems! At the University of Illinois a student employee of the student union became fascinated by a new type dishwasher ... a conveyor belt that sends dishes through 24 feet of sudsing and rinsing. He reasoned, quite logically, that if dishes could be washed in the apparatus—why not hu mans? With the water turned off he ran a dry test on himself. As he sailed through the final wash he was "greeted" by the super visor. He is no longer employed by the student union. Penn State also does not have a monopoly on voting apathy in student elections. At the Uni versity of California to get out the vote Polly Adler's name was placed on' the ballot as a FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1956 By Bible If BECKY ZAHM leading contender for student body president. Quite a few campuses are faced. with parking space problems. At Stanford when the owner of a Volkswagen couldn't find a place to park some fellow students lift ed the car off the ground and de posited it in the main corridor of their dormitory. The campus cops weren't too pleased with the prank, but there was nothing in the regulations about it. Professors have their share of universal problems, too. This in cident from the Arizona State Press concerns a professor from the Lone Star state. "A chemistry professor at a Texas college needs no clock by which to time his lectures. He merely watches eyeballs. At a quarter after, there are only a few: at a quarter to, there is a solid line of white eyeballs with little dots at the top watching the clock. Th e professor ex plains it this way: 'The more white eyeballs, the nearer it is to bell time." As the fella said—" The grass is pretty much the same on both sides." Five Thespians To Visit N.Y. Five students have been chosen by Thespians, musical-c omed y organization, to attend several Broadway shows in New York. - Those selected are Louis Fry man, senior in business adminis tration from Philadelphia; Mar vin Jackson, senior in business administration from Irwin; Mi chael Rosenfeld, senior in arts and letters from Philadelphia; Mary Tassia, junior in arts and letters from York; and Judith Hartman, senior in arts and let ters from Quakertown. Expenses for the trip will be paid by the Board of Control thea tre since information learned will be applied to next year's Thes pian productions. 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